in an otherwise dark, patriarchal world!
.....uh, I think not.
Just listen to 10 seconds of her newest song, "Ego" featuring Kanye West. Matter of fact, here's a preview:
KAYNE:
"I got a big ego, (hahaha)I’m such a big ego, (hahaha)
I got a big, (hahaha), Ego, She love my big, (hahaha), Ego,
So stroke my big, (hahaha), Ego"
BEYONCE:
"It's too big, it's too wide,
It's too strong, it won't fit,
It's too much, it's too tough,
He talk like this 'cause he can back it up,
He got a big ego, such a huge ego,
I love his big ego, it's too much,
He walk like this 'cause he can back it up"
...You're kidding, right?
While far from a beacon, (maybe one of those mini flashlights you put on your keys?), Beyonce does infuse a decent amount of female empowerment into some of her songs. Then, there are songs like...."Ego" a.k.a "Male Empowerment" that completely lose me (enough already, geeze!).
Bottom-line: we need artists that stick to their so-called beliefs, help to empower women and make us feel proud of who we are. FYI, having our lifeless legs sticking out of the back of a trunk DOES NOT empower us ( Video of "Diva" by Beyonce).
Bottom-line: We need our egos stroked everynow and then too.
Peace and Love,
Mich
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